I recently visited my friend Steve Leukanech in Florida, a long time spirits collector with an incredible nose and palate. He has a great...

I have reviewed quite a few Foursquare Rum Distillery bottles already. There are a couple of reasons for this. First because they tend to...

Greg and Jody are avid rock climbers and have a passion for spirits. The first passion made them open a climbing gym, the second made...

Can you please give a short summary of who you are, what you do and how you acquired your extensive knowledge? I'm the President and Head...

When I pick a rum or two to write something about it is usually a spur of the moment kind of thing. I look around my cabinet and pick...

On Sunday August 4th there was a rum festival in Toronto. A first! The idea of a rum event being organized should excite every local rum...

St Lucia Distillers was formed in 1972, by the merger of two existing distilleries on the island. Since the late 50’s the Dennery...

The first times I heard about Grander was through rum aficionados Steve Leukanech and Russ Ganz. I’ve sipped rum with Steve on several...

Comparing Rhum JM XO at 45%, HSE XO at 43% and Neisson XO at 48.5%.

Hunter Laing is a family owned business mostly known for their blending and ageing of whisky. In 1949 Frederick Laing started the...

Since my other half is from Colombia and I visit her beautiful country on occasion, I figured it was about time to compare some Colombian...

I’m not much of a cocktail drinker. I respect the art of creating cocktails, but don’t enjoy them as much as sipping rum neat. My gf,...

When I met Donnie for the first time he was doing a rum presentation at Miss Thing’s in downtown Toronto. This is a few years ago, when...

Mhoba rum is made in South Africa. They own their own sugar estate, build their own pot still and cane press, use a long fermentation of...

Whenever Foursquare Distillery puts a new rum on the market, Richard Seale, distiller and master blender of Foursquare, seems to keep...

The Mocambo name makes me think of a rather famous music venue in Toronto, the El Mocambo. Back in the day, some of my favourite blues...

Worthy Park Single Estate 2006 is the latest addition to an already exciting lineup of rums. I was lucky to come across it at Chicago...

Chicago rumfest, like many others in the United States, is organized by Federico Hernandez. A very passionate rum guy who deserves a lot...

Foursquare Patrimonio brings me right back to UK Rumfest in October 2018. One evening I walked into Trailer Happiness with Ian Burrell...

Doctor Bird Jamaica Rum is blended and bottled in Detroit by a company called Two James. It seems to have quite the following in North...